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Letters Patent N 94,541, elated )Septemberl 7, 1869.

RAILWAY-CROSSING FOR CCNE-WHEELS.

The Scheule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom fit may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH BABIES, of Manchester city, Lancashire, andKingdom of England, have invented a new and useful Improved Cone-Wheelwith Crossings adapted; andl do herchy declare that the followings; is afull, clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable othersskilled in thc art to make and use the saine, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

lhen narrow-gzmge rolling stock is provided with cone-wheels, they canrun over hroad-gaugc tracks; however, the narrowgange tread, wheredesirable, may be carried over diamond and other crossings, on highrails, provided and tapering at each end, and thus provents the. cuttingolf thecrossiugs` and diamonds now in use, and the tapered rails willadmit ot' broad-gauge rolling stock running as heretofore. But atdiamondcrossings, where there will be no objections to have extragrooves cut for flanges, then the narrow-gaugetrack rail can be keptbelow the broad-gauge rail the dit'erence in the cone diameter. Inadopting this plan, the high-tapered rail will not be required; rentra'low "rails will be usedat all public crossings, to'aihrd easy access forhorses.

At crossings in yards, where it will not he desirable to use high rails,then the wing-rails maybe left wider, to admit extra width ot wheelspassing through; but when this plan is chosen, then the wing-rails maybe connected with tho switch-rails, and both work together hy means ofrods and cranks, or any other convenient mode.

Figure Il, in the dra-wing, is a cross-section of my improved crossing,with the cone-wheels to which it is adapted, said wheels being designedfor use on broadgauge and narrow-gauge tracks, without requiring athirdrail, except at crossings where a high-tapered rail will enable the.narrow-gauge tread to ascend and descend, and thereby raise the flangeabove the rails of the crossing-track,and take olf and bring on thebroad-gauge part of the cone 011 to its track. a a are a' broad-gaugetread, and b b narrow-gauge tread; c c are broad-gauge track; l d,narrow-gauge track; o e, guard rails inside; f j; outside guard forcurves.

Figure 2 is a side elevation, showing one cone-wheel resting ou broadgauge, and the other on narrow gauge, when passing crossings. In saidligure, (l (l indicate a high-tapered rail at crossings.

Figure 3 is a ground plan of crossings or diamond.

The foregoing letters ot' reference apply to the last figure.

.Having thus described my invention,

ters Patent, is-

A railway-crossing, adapted to the use of conewheels, for tracks ofdifferent gauges, arranged and operating substantially as and for thepurpose set forth. V

The abovespecication of my invention signed by nic, this 6th day ofApril, 1869.

HUGH BAINES.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let-h Witnesses:

JOHN L. BLAIKIE, A. R. FAULKNER.

